Reel carrier



Jan ,1.1, 1944- i .'I. M. GORDON 2,338,930

l REEL CARRIER Fivled March 27, 1943 Sheets-Sheet l' Zig' .5? E 2v .1. M. GORDON A' REEL CARRIER Filed March 27, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Imfwziar B] gan@ and be simple Patented Jan. 11, 1944 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE REEL CARRIER Julius M. Gordon, Beaumont, Tex.

Application March 27, 1943, Serial No. 480,808

2 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in carriers for motion picture lm reels, and is particularly intended for use in conjunction with combination reels and shipping containers of the type constituting the subject matter of one of my copending applications, led on even date.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a hand carrier comprising a unique construction and arrangement whereby a stack of lm reels and shipping containers may be conveniently handled and transported.

Another very important object of the invention is to provide a carrier of the character described which is adapted to be expeditiously adjusted to accommodate different numbers of reels.

Still another very important object of the r invention is to provide a carrier of the character set forth which embodies unique means for receivingr and retaining a shipping label.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a carrier of the character set forth which will in construction, strong; durable, highly efficient and reliable in use and which may be produced at reasonable cost.

The foregoing and other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from a study of the following specication, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation, showing a carrier constructed in accordance with the present invention in use.

Figure 2 is a top plan View thereof.

Figure 3 is a view in side elevation of the carrier, showing a stack of combined film reels and shipping containers thereon, said containers being shown principally in vertical section.

Figure 4 is a view in vertical section through the carrier.

Figure 5 is a view in edge elevation of the upper portion of the carrier with parts omitted.

Figure 6 is a view partially in side elevation and partially in section of the upper portion of the device, taken at right angles to Figure 4.

Figure 7 is a vertical sectional View, taken substantially on the line 'I-'I of Figure 5.

Figure 8 is a plan View of the central portion of one of the reels.

In the drawings, reference numeral I designates a plurality of motion picture film reels and shipping containers. Each reel I includes a hub structure 2 comprising a tube 3 of square cross-section extending transversely therethrough. Heads 4 are mounted on the hub 2. A protective band 5 is mounted on the heads 4 for enclosing the film on the reel and for supporting or strengthening said heads.

The carrier constituting the present invention comprises a metallic bar 6 having a foot 'I xed on its lower end, said bar being insertable upwardly through the square tubes 3 in the hubs 2 of the reels I. As illustrated to advantage in Figure 3 of the drawings, the foot 'l functions as a head which is engageable beneath the lowermost reel for supporting the stack of reels on the carrier.

The bar 6 includes a plurality of sections 8, S and I0 which are hingedly connected at II whereby said bar may be readily folded for compactness and for varying the length thereof, as suggested in dotted lines in Figure 4 of the drawings. Of course, the bar 6 may comprise any desired number of the hingedly connected sections.

The uppermost section I0 of the bar 6 comprises an upper portion of reduced width (see Fig. 7) and slidable thereon for adjustment in a substantially U-shaped hanger II. The legs I2 of the hanger II, which are joined at spaced points by connections I3, are slidable on the opposite sides of the .bar section I. The bight portion of the hanger II is formed to provide a loop or eye I4.

The bar section I has formed therein a series of spaced openings I5. Pivotally suspended, as at I6, from the lower end of one of the legs I2 of the hanger II is a hook Il which is engageable selectively in the openings I5 for releasably securing said hanger in adjusted position on the bar 6. A stop I8 projects laterally from the upper end of the bar section I0 for preventing detachment of the eye I4 from said bar, said stop being operable in a slot I9 which is provided therefor in the section I0.

A removable handle 20 is mounted for swinging movement on the upper end of the hanger II. The handle 20 is substantially U-shaped and projecting inwardly from the end portion of one of its legs to a point in spaced relation to the free end of the other leg is a horizontal shaft 2I comprising a reduced portion 22 which is journaled in the eye I4. The reduced portion 22 of the shaft 2| provides a shoulder 23 for abutting engagement with one end of the eye I4. A springprojected lug 24 is mounted in the reduced shaft portion 22 adjacent the other end of the eye I4 for securing the shaft 2i against sliding movement in said eye in conjunction with the shoulder 23. It will be seen that by depressing the lug 2A, the shaft 2i may be withdrawn from the eye I5 for removing the handle 2S, said eye passing through the gap 25 between the free end portion of said shaft 2i and the free end of the adjacent leg of said handle.

The eye I4 is of a size to pass through the tubes 3 in the lm hubs 2. After the stack of reels has been mounted on the carrier and before the handle 2li is mounted on the hanger Il, a shipping label 25 is slipped on the upper portion of the hanger il over the eye I5: and rests on the uppermost reel of the stack. A retaining plate 27 is then mounted in a similar manner on the device and rests on the shipping label 2S, after which the handle 253 is applied.

It will thus be seen that a carrier has been provided which may be readily adjusted to accommodate stacks of reels of different numbers. If but two reels, for example, comprise the stack, the bar 6 is folded substantially as seen in dotted lines in Figure i of the drawings. The adjustability of the hanger l l on the bar section ld also facilitates adapting the device for different numbers of reels. Of course, the hanger ii is adjusted by disengaging the hook Il from the openings i and raising or lowering said hanger on the bar section ld. The stack of reels is positively retained on the bar 5 between the head l and the plate El, with which plate the shaft 2l of the handle 26 is engaged. To remove the reels from the carrier, the handle 2Q and the elements 2B and 2l are removed from the hanger Il, after which said reels may be lifted olf said bar.

It is believed that the many advantages of a reel carrier constructed in accordance with the present invention will be readily understood, and although a preferred embodiment of the device is as illustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction may be resorted to which will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

AWhat is claimed is:

1. A reel carrier comprising a bar insertible through the hubs of a stack of reels, said bar including a plurality of hingedly connected sections, a retaining member on one end of the bar, a hanger slidably adjustable on the other end portion of the bar, said hanger including an eye, a plate mounted on the hanger and resting on the uppermost reel, and a substantially D-shaped removable handle mounted for swinging movement on the hanger, said handle including a shaft `engageable inthe eye.

2. A reel carrier comprising :a barinsertible throughthe hubs ,of .a stack of reels, a head on endv of 'the bar engageable beneath the lowerniost reel of the stack, the other end portion the bar having a seriesof openings therein, a substantially lJ-shaped-hanger mounted for sliding adjustment on said other end portion of the bar, a hooi; on the hanger engageable selectively in the openings for securing the hanger in adjusted position, and a removable handle on *he hanger.

.JULIUS M. GORDON. 

